How about a parang?

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Andros

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I've been thinking that since ESEE is very seriously geared toward the making of practical cutlery, maybe a very good proposition for their next model should be a well made parang.
I don't own a parang yet but from the research I have done so far it appears that it is an exceptional blade for the wilderness. I truly beleive that if ESEE was to go ahead and offer a parang, then people would would really jump at it.
What do you think about it?
 
the Lite Machete and my SAK does everything I need... not sure about a parang...condor makes a nice one
 
It would have to fill its own niche. Parangs, relatively , are normally thick individuals. Some even though short, are over 1/4 thick at the base. It would have to be somewhere between 10 and 18 inches most likely, with a huge distal taper. In my honest opinion, either the Junglas or the Eco-light fit the bill pretty well
 
1066vik said:
If you really want a parang, go with the condor
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I know of several places where a decent parant can be bought. I simply think that since every ESEE knife is of high quality, that they can come up with a high quality parang too.
 
Joezilla said:
It would have to fill its own niche. Parangs, relatively , are normally thick individuals. Some even though short, are over 1/4 thick at the base. It would have to be somewhere between 10 and 18 inches most likely, with a huge distal taper. In my honest opinion, either the Junglas or the Eco-light fit the bill pretty well
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As one can see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmsO8cL4vT8 it seems like a parang is a very versatile tool not just a tool fit for a niche only. I am used to working with large blades and I don't think this is overly thick. Concerning their sizes, I have seen parangs from 14"~27" long. It really varries.
 
I'm not trying to sound like a jerk - really.
I understand where you're coming from, but when ESEE decided to market an 18" machete, they went with an Imacasa blade and their own micarta handle to get away from the molded plastic handles so common with machete's.
Condor is the Imacasa "premier" line of machetes - and they also came out with a micarta handled machete this year for about the same price as the ESEE.
The Condor parang comes with a very comfortable "walnut" handle, is distal tapered, made of 1075 steel with a good temper, etc...
If ESEE wanted to add to their line in this way, it's entirely possible they would start with the same blade blank and put their own handle on it, but what would be the gain to the end user?
 
1066vik said:
The Condor parang comes with a very comfortable "walnut" handle, is distal tapered, made of 1075 steel with a good temper, etc...
If ESEE wanted to add to their line in this way, it's entirely possible they would start with the same blade blank and put their own handle on it, but what would be the gain to the end user?
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The key would be if ESEE could make a better offering (better steel, better heat treatment) than what Condor makes. As with smaller knives where there are many to choose from, the parang would be an alternative to the machete. In any event, it can be used in the place of a machete, albeit it has more of a "meat" and of course cutting power to it.
 
I hear where the OP is coming from, I've thought of something along these lines a time or two..
I think ESEE could market anything related to bushcraft/survival and it would sell fairly well to offset setup costs to make it worth while.. and yes it would have to be made with better steel and stand alone as a machete for me to buy it..

I love the parang and the golok designed machetes, we know of a few manufacturers and they're all from south america, they make great machetes and sell them cheaply.. allowing me to modify to my tastes without breaking the bank, and imo make the BEST bushcraft tools period..

I love ESEE don't get me wrong, but I would NOT spend the extra cash it would take for them to be involved for a similar machete with ESEE stamped on it..

my2cents
 
TheLastDaze said:
I hear where the OP is coming from, I've thought of something along these lines a time or two..
I think ESEE could market anything related to bushcraft/survival and it would sell fairly well to offset setup costs to make it worth while.. and yes it would have to be made with better steel and stand alone as a machete for me to buy it.
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My thoughts exactly.

I love the parang and the golok designed machetes, we know of a few manufacturers and they're all from south america, they make great machetes and sell them cheaply.. allowing me to modify to my tastes without breaking the bank, and imo make the BEST bushcraft tools period.
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As a matter of fact, one of my most favorite big blades is a handmade golok from SE Asia. It is really razor sharp! It's not a huge knife, sporting a hand forged to shape 9 1/2" full convexed blade made of spring steel. This is a truly amazing and very versatile knife! As much as I like using expensive bladeware too, I have to admit that this golok gets the job done without breaking the bank.
 
Joezilla said:
It would have to fill its own niche. Parangs, relatively , are normally thick individuals. Some even though short, are over 1/4 thick at the base. It would have to be somewhere between 10 and 18 inches most likely, with a huge distal taper. In my honest opinion, either the Junglas or the Eco-light fit the bill pretty well
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1066vik said:
I'm not trying to sound like a jerk - really.
I understand where you're coming from, but when ESEE decided to market an 18" machete, they went with an Imacasa blade and their own micarta handle to get away from the molded plastic handles so common with machete's.
Condor is the Imacasa "premier" line of machetes - and they also came out with a micarta handled machete this year for about the same price as the ESEE.
The Condor parang comes with a very comfortable "walnut" handle, is distal tapered, made of 1075 steel with a good temper, etc...
If ESEE wanted to add to their line in this way, it's entirely possible they would start with the same blade blank and put their own handle on it, but what would be the gain to the end user?
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^This. :thumbup:

The way I see it is that if Imacasa/Condor is good enough for the folks at ESEE then it's more than good enough for me. I've used a lot of Imacasas and Condors and have yet to have a lick of trouble from them. I know of a few people who have received examples that had a faulty heat treatment, but they had come from early batches for the model and, once replaced by the company, were fine from that point onwards. Great performance, great people, great product. (Yes, I'm a bit of a fan) :thumbup:
 
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